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Sally Field says her son Sam jokes that being on the Steel Magnolias<\/em> set as a baby impacted his sexuality<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Sam Greisman has a close bond with his mom, and shared memories of his life with her in a 2023 essay for PEOPLE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Greisman has previously reflected on how supportive his mom was when he came out as gay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Sally Field<\/a> has shared a lifetime of memories with her children, including bringing her youngest, Sam Greisman<\/a>, on some legendary sets.<\/p>\n While reflecting on her 1989 classic Steel Magnolias<\/a><\/em>, the Remarkably Bright Creatures<\/a><\/em> actress, 79, shared Greisman’s favorite joke about the Southern film’s impact on his sexuality.<\/p>\n Shortly after the birth of Sam, now 38 (from her second marriage to Alan Greisman), Field shot 1989’s\u00a0Steel Magnolias<\/a><\/em>\u00a0alongside Shirley MacLaine<\/a>, Dolly Parton<\/a>, Julia Roberts<\/a> and Olympia Dukakis. “Sam was on the set all the time and my friends took care of him,” she told PEOPLE of her costars, noting that on the weekends, the group would shop together and play “silly” games. “We all just rolled him around, and Dolly [wiggling] her fingernails [at him].”<\/p>\n